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October 24, 2021

New: Printing Fresh Sheets for the Online Tracker

The Online Tracker is a powerful and handy tool that enables you to keep track of your learning progress in The Family History Guide. You can learn more about this database in the Online Tracker Help pages. Recently we received a user request that asked about printing blank (fresh) copies of Online Tracker pages, without having to remove existing user...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG

October 18, 2021

The Family History Guide in the FamilySearch Portal

Shortly after The Family History Guide went online in 2015, it was added to the Portal page in the family history centers. Currently there are about 5,000 family history centers in operation around the world. With the recent FamilySearch changes to catalogs and materials, the Portal was updated. We are happy to say that The Family History Guide still enjoys...

FamilySearch/What is new at The FHG

October 18, 2021

Updates to Info Buttons

In the Family History Guide, you will occasionally see Info buttons. For videos, these buttons show timings of where various sections begin; for articles, the buttons list the major headings in the article. In either case, you can jump directly to a timing inside the video or a heading inside the article, saving you time and effort. Until recently, hovering...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG

October 10, 2021

Vacation Time

The Family History Guide blog is taking a brief vacation for the week of October 11-17. We will return on October 18. Thanks for your ongoing interest and support for family history and The Family History Guide!

What is new at The FHG

October 3, 2021

Goldie May: Changes to Volunteering Feature

The Goldie May extension has had some recent developments, especially with the Volunteering option. This option enables you to attach records from the 1900 and 1910 U.S. Censuses to people in FamilySearch Tree. Getting Started with Volunteering When you click Volunteering in the top panel (just below the Research link), an instruction page opens that explains how to attach U.S....

Research/What is new at The FHG

October 3, 2021

New Intern for The Family History Guide Association: May Enos

We are pleased to welcome a new intern for The Family History Guide Association. May Enos begins her internship on October 5 and will be working on research projects with FamilySearch and Ancestry. Here is some information to help you get to know May: May Enos Is certified in Family History...

What is new at The FHG

September 27, 2021

Podcast: Scott Fisher (ExtremeGenes.com) and Bob Taylor (TFHG)

Scott Fisher is one of the leading genealogy podcasters in America. Through his nationally syndicated radio show and podcast, “Extreme Genes,” as well as his courses, Fisher inspires a feeling in his followers of “I really can do this!” for over 300,000 people a month. This past week, Scott got together with Bob Taylor to talk about The Family History...

Learning/Research/Technology/What is new at The FHG

September 26, 2021

FamilySearch, RootsTech, and The Family History Guide

Recently, FamilySearch sent out a RootsTech email to its many subscribers, titled “4 Tips to Help with Your Research.” It has links to a featured video, as well as three additional videos from RootsTech 2021. We were delighted to see The Family History Guide represented in the final two sections: Research Tips: Vital Records, and Ancestor and Homeland Research Tips....

Country Research/Research/RootsTech/What is new at The FHG/YouTube

September 19, 2021

New Country Pages in The Family History Guide

We have recently added country pages for the following nations: Armenia Israel Lebanon Sri Lanka These pages are available in the Countries menu (All Countries) and as separate Goal pages in the Asia collector page. Previously they were listed in the “More Countries” section of the Countries page. More Countries vs. All Countries You may be wondering why some countries...

Country Research/Research/Uncategorized/What is new at The FHG

September 19, 2021

What’s New in The Family History Guide: 9/20/2021

There’s always a lot going on with The Family History Guide, but you may have noticed that the What’s New page has been a bit behind. We noticed a page update problem that hid the most recent items, so we have revised it to include additions for June and July of 2021. Currently we are working on fine-tuning and enhancing...

What is new at The FHG

Category: What is new at The FHG

New: Printing Fresh Sheets for the Online Tracker

The Family History Guide in the FamilySearch Portal

Updates to Info Buttons

Vacation Time

Goldie May: Changes to Volunteering Feature

New Intern for The Family History Guide Association: May Enos

Podcast: Scott Fisher (ExtremeGenes.com) and Bob Taylor (TFHG)

FamilySearch, RootsTech, and The Family History Guide

New Country Pages in The Family History Guide

What’s New in The Family History Guide: 9/20/2021